Climate Zones
The coldest zone, Tundra and Ice Cap climate, there is little moisture in the air
Polar Zone
What is altitude
The height above sea level, elevation
Weather and Climate are the same thing, true or false
False weather is daily climate happens over a long period of time
Why do we have seasons (what about the earth creates the change in weather)
the tilt of its axis
Semiarid and Arid, precipitation is less than the amount of water that could evaporate, deserts
What is latitude
The distance from the equator
Climate is the average year after year temperature and precipitation true or false
true
What climate zone do we live in
Temperate continental
Many rainy days and frequent afternoon thunderstorms, rainforests
Tropical Rainy
What is the climate of highlands
Colder than the lower lands around it
What was 1 of the 3 things scientists used to study climate in the past
Tree rings, pollen records, Fossils
What is one thing that CFC's are in
Refrigerators, air conditioners, spray cans
Only Found on continents in the northern hemisphere, humid continental
There are huge sheets of ice covering land
Everyone agrees on the causes of climate change true or false
false many people have different ideas on how it happens
What is the dry side of a mountain called that doesn't get the rain and snow. (There is the windward side and the .....)
Leeward side
Along the coast of continents in the temperate zone, humid subtropical, marine west coast
Temperate Marine
CFC's are bad for the Environment (True or False)
True they are bad
How would you describe what the windward side of a mountain looks like
the side where wind and rain and snow falls. Green has trees and bushes.
What is a microclimate
A small area that has a different climate than the area around it.